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* On July 17, 1917, King George V renounced his German titles, changed the name of Britain's royal house from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor. Following his request, his cousins of the house of Battenberg became Mountbattens.
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* On July 17, 1917, King George V renounced his German titles, changed the name of Britain's royal house from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor. Following his request, his cousins of the house of Battenberg became Mountbattens.